Shadow Bay

Great fantastic place. The ONLY downside was too many mosquitoes!

Hosts amazing. Always out of their way to keep everything running smoothly

Shadow Bay on Waldo Lake is our favorite place to go. Happy this year with fewer mosquitoes than usual during our stay.
We missed our campfire but understand the need for the ban in this dry year. It was scary having those camping across from us ignoring the ban.
The camp hosts were wonderful. They are very friendly and kept the sites and restrooms clean and tidy.
It’s very unfortunate that the department is not doing something to improve the workings of the restrooms or converting to a different system. There are times that the stench is so bad, I wish I had a gas mask.
Last year prior to our trip, we were warned that there was no water available, and were given a partial refund after our trip. However this year we were not informed. We were fortunate to have carried water with us. However some were not as fortunate. We had been warned about the burn ban in advance.
We will continue going to Waldo Lake for its beauty and lovely kayaking opportunity. It is hopeful that water will be restored and the restrooms improved soon.

There was no water and no warning that the well was dry. We would've still gone, but we would've prepared better had we known there wouldn't be any water to pump.

This is not a reviews of the Shadow Bay Campground which, under normal circumstances would be quite nice. But when we arrived, the wildfire smoke was so thick and visibility across the lake was so poor that we simply turned around and drove back home instead of staying.

The camp was nice, there was smoke from fires in the area. Lots and lots of deadfall that was cut and left in the forest, no wonder there were fires.

We had a lovely time at Waldo Lake. Kudos to the camp hosts! Our campsite by the lake was beautiful; everything was clean and well-maintained, including the toilets. The recreation.gov registration is very confusing and inaccurate as to availability of sites so getting settled into the correct site when we arrived was a problem. Sites listed as first-come, first served were actually reservation only. If we had been able to reserve the site for our first night, we would have, since we did have it reserved for the following two nights. Ridiculous and annoying, but it all worked out OK.

What a beautiful location in the south end of the lake, looking forward to returning.

We went in mid-September and there were no mosquitoes. The weather was definitely starting to change as we were all in tank tops/summer clothes on one day, then puffy coats the next, so be prepared! The campground was mostly empty and quiet. Facilities were well-maintained and access to the water was easy. There is a nice trail that goes around the perimeter that serves as a great hike/walk with some amazing views and also provides access to the shore. Campground host was very amenable and knowledgeable. We had a great time!

We had a blast paddling around the lake and stopping at the small islands.